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Trump-Putin breach: real or charade?
Is Trump's breach with Putin real, or is all the sudden sabre-rattling part of an elaborate charade to throw Congress off the scent of ongoing Trump-Putin collusion?
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Michigan doctor charged with FGM
A Michigan physician was charged in federal cour for performing female genital mutilation on girls as young as six—a practice labelled a form of torture by the United Nations.
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Hunger strike at Tacoma ICE detention center
At least 750 female detainees have joined in a hunger strike to protest harsh conditions at ICE's privately contracted 1,500-bed Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash.
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Trump executive order kills Obama’s climate plan
Most of Barack Obama's actions to forestall climate change were wiped out as Trump revoked limits on emissions from power plants and opened federal lands to coal mining.
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Trump admin approves Keystone XL pipeline
An Under Secretary of State issued a permit for the Keystone Pipeline, after State Department chief and ex-Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson recused himself from the decision.
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Anti-Semitic threats and ‘false flags’ —again
Are the "false flag" theories on the anti-Semitic threats vindicated by the bust of a confused Israeli youth? Or is a Jew exploiting anti-Semitism to score points still anti-Semitic?
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Federal judges again block Trump travel ban
Two federal judges—one in Maryland and another in Hawaii—issued temporary restraining orders against President Trump's new 90-day travel ban.
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States challenge Trump’s revised travel ban
Massachusetts has joined Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, and New York in suing to block President Trump's revised travel ban as unconstitutional under the Equal Protection clause.
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Trump signs new ‘travel ban’ executive order
Trump signed a new order barring nationals from six Muslim-majority countries that he hopes will pass judicial muster, but the ACLU pledges to fight it as a "Muslim ban."
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UN calls for indigenous land policy in United States
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz called for the US to adopt a legally consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects.
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Anti-Semitic threats and ‘false flags’
Are the "false flag" theories about the anti-Semitic threats vindicated by the bust of a left-wing ex-journo? No, because exploiting anti-Semitism to score points is still anti-Semitic.
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Trump travel ban bars Syrian activist from Oscars
Syrian cinematographer Khaled Khatib was barred by Homeland Security from traveling to the US for the Oscars, where a documentary he worked on was awarded.